On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Richard A Jones <Jones@colorado.edu> wrote:
> Frank C wrote:
>> so what is needed is a similar piece =
>> of nylon or some other hi-teck plastic that I have not found yet.
>
> "Helicopter tape" came up recently on a list. �Maybe it would work?
> Anybody with experience with it? �Maybe it would wear too fast?
>
> Richard
>

I'm going to go out on a limb, here, because my 27 years in the
Marines did not include any aviation duties.  People use the term
"helicopter tape" in a generic way to refer to an array of tape
products that are used on aircraft.  They can be used to protect
things like the leading edges of wings and helicopter rotor blades
from abrasion damage.  3M makes a bunch of them, and I'm sure there
are other vendors.  I doubt that you will find any that are suitable
as a bearing surface.

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Aerospace/Aircraft/Prod_Info/Prod_Catalog/?PC_7_RJH9U5230GE3E02LECIE20SOG5_nid=61XB41ZN6Jbe90657JDCX3gl

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1982 Westfalia 1.9TD
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